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NUMBER 20Tuffy GriffithWill Referee¥ i n _a jii 'hi miiiTKLeading Heavyweight Boxer to Officiate at Golden Gloves Meet at South Side Gym on Friday Evening. ST. MARY’S - TRINITYThere Will Be Thirty-eight Rounds of Fast Boxing: Between the Two Schools. The Show to Start Promptly at 8:30 p. m. A Large Attendance Expected.A figure ;of national prominence in the world of .fisticuffs will be in Emmetsburg Friday evening, May 15, to act as guest-referee during the St. Mary’s-Trimty Prepsgolden gloyes boxing show to .be held, at the South Side gym during - the evening of the., above date.: • He is none other than Gerald Ambrose “Tuffy”. Griffith, one. of • the leading contenders lor world’s heavyweight boxing honors.. Mr. Griffith Will be remembered.. hv many local football fans as a member of one of the many Trinity Prep teams which engaged the locals a few years back. During one of the engagements, a teammate of Griffith’s suffered a broken leg and had to remain in Emmetsburg for a few days. Tuffy remained here with him. He was so impressed with the fme treatment he received while in this city that he accepted with pleasure an invitation to return here to act as re-Iferee in the bouts' to be staged be-V:-; • tween ~ the; two ^rival*schools; I; ;■ :'' Griffith's ■ fortunes; the - boxingn3.assn,tISIfen\Xnr.eas•y6iworld are , too well known 'for comment at this time. He has met most of the leading heavyweights of our country, winning, a large majority of his battles. He recently lost a close decision to Young Strlbling, but he hopes to get another chance at the southerner. Among his outstanding feats have been victorious over Johzmy Rlsko, whom he defeated twice. Uzcudun, the Spanish boxer, Tom Heeney, Big Boy Peterson, King Lev-insky, Leo Lomski and, others. He dropped close decisions to Stripling, Tommy ■ Loughran, . and lost by a knockout to Jack Gagnon of Boston. He later defeated Gagnon,A fine amateur card has been arranged for Friday evening’s entertainment. The local school will be represented by Jack Jackson, Wm. Pettit, Gordon . Brpdigan, Ray Neary, Donald Donovan, John Cahill, Joe Ryan, Clyde Brady, Francis Callahan and. Joe Phillips. Trinity ■ will send some first class boxers. Among them will be Leonard Herber, Urban Kra-mar, Ed Herber, Vincent McMahon, Arthur Barrett, Wm. MacOuistion, John Nice, Arthur Kerwin, James Boyle and Bud Kerwin. Each bout is scheduled for three rounds.The show will start promptly . at 8:30 p. m. Admission charges are: Men—75c; Ladles and Students—60c; Grade Students—25c,
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Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Iowa, US
Thu, May 14, 1931
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